South Africa

South Africa

South Africa signs Labor Laws Amendment Bill

On 23 November 2018, the Labour Laws Amendment Bill was signed into law and finally entered into effect on 1 January 2020. The amendment bill introduces new parental leave entitlements for fathers, adoptive and surrogate parents, as well as introducing […]

South Africa

South Africa radically changing health insurance

Updated 4 September 2019 The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill is currently being discussed by the South African Parliament’s health portfolio committee before being published for public comment. Interested parties will have until 11 October 2019 to make written submissions […]

South Africa

South Africa extends scope of parental leave

Update: This bill was signed into law on 23 November 2018, and entered into effect on 1 January 2020. The National Assembly, South Africa’s lower house of Parliament, passed the Labor Laws Amendment Bill B-29-2017 on 28 November 2017. If […]